Brad Miller

At 48 years old, Brad Miller has this physical status:

Bradley Alan Miller (born April 12, 1976) is an American basketball player.

For six National Basketball Association (NBA) teams, the two-time NBA All-Star played.

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College career

Miller returned to Maine for a season at MCI Maine Central Institute in Maine, where he spent time under head coach Gene Keady and assistant coaches Bruce Weber and Frank Kendrick. He led the Boilermakers to a 25–7 record in his freshman season, as well as senior Cuonzo Martin. Along the way, he was part of a Big Ten Conference Championship and an NCAA Second Round appearance. In a game, he averaged 6.5 points and 5.4 rebounds.

Miller, a sophomore at Purdue, helped lead Purdue to a three-peat conference championship and a second-round appearance during his sophomore season. The Boilers ended the season with a 26–6 overall record. Miller had a 9.6 points and 5.5 rebounds on the season.

Miller's junior season saw more progress than the previous year, with an average of 14.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. Miller, who finished second in the conference, and teammate and former NBA player Brian Cardinal helped the Boilers to their third straight NCAA Second Round finish. They defeated Rhode Island in overtime, where Brad scored 31 points, grabbed eight rebounds, and tied a school record for made/attempted free throws from the line. He set an 18–12 record in his junior season. Miller became the team's top center during his junior year and became the only center in Purdue history to lead the team in assists.

Miller had his best college season since his senior year, leading with a 28–8 record. In his last season as a basketball player at Purdue, he led the Boilers to a Sweet Sixteen appearance and the 2nd overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. In a victory over Delaware, Miller set a school tournament record of 6 steals. Stanford lost his last collegiate game. Miller's best game of his senior season came against Michigan State, where he scored 30 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to compel Michigan State to share their Big Ten crown.

Miller was one of only five players (Joe Barry Carroll, Terry Dischinger, Walter Jordan, and Robbie Hummel) to record 800 rebounds, 800 rebounds, and 250 assists during his time in Purdue, making him the first player in school history to record 800 rebounds (Joe Barry Carroll, Terry Dischinger, Walter Jordan, and Robbie Hummel) to reach 800 points, 800 rebounds, and 250 assists.

Professional career

Miller began his work in Bini Viaggi Livorno in Italy, despite the NBA lockout.

Miller was then signed by the Charlotte Hornets as an undrafted free agent. He appeared for the Hornets for two seasons. He had 25 points going 9–9 shooting and 7–7 from the line on March 24, 1999. In a victory over the Boston Celtics on May 5, 1999, the Boston Celtics defeated him by 32 points to go along with 13 rebounds. The Hornets made it to the playoffs for the first season, losing 1–3 to the Philadelphia 76ers. Miller averaged 7.5 points on 52% shooting in his first playoff series.

Miller, a two-year Hornets veteran, has joined the Chicago Bulls as a free agent. He was involved in an on-court altercation with Los Angeles Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal in January 2002. Miller walked away after he and Charles Oakley's swung at O'Neal's head; O'Neal's will be suspended for three games. During the 2001–02 season, he was nearly doubled his playing time with the Bulls. He shot 12.7 points per game, shooting 46%.

Miller was traded by the Bulls with Ron Mercer, Ron Artest (now Metta Sandiford-Artist) and Kevin Ollie to the Indiana Pacers in February 2002 for Jalen Rose, Travis Best, Norman Richardson, and a second-round draft pick. He ended up with 15.1 points and 8.2 rebounds per game average in 2001-2002. During his first and only complete season with the Pacers, he made his first NBA All-Star Team, alongside Detroit Pistons Ben Wallace, the first undrafted player to be named an All-Star. The Pacers secured their sixth season in a row, defeating the Celtics 2–4.

Miller was involved in a sign-and-trade with the Sacramento Kings during the 2003 offseason. He was signed to a multi-year contract by Indiana and later traded to the Kings in exchange for Scot Pollard. The Kings traded Hedo Türkolu to San Antonio Spurs, and Indiana traded Ron Mercer to San Antonio in the same deal. Miller told Miller, "I wanted to stay with Indiana but my agent said the money I could make with Sacramento was just too good to pass up, and I would never get this kind of deal again." Miller had his first double-double in a win over the Orlando Magic on November 21, 2003, with 22 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 assists. Miller scored her second triple-double with 18 points, 15 rebounds, and ten assists less than a month later. In his first season with the Kings, he had a 14.1 point and 10.3 rebounds, earning him back to back-to-back NBA All-Star Game appearances. Sacramento lost the Western Conference Semifinals 3–4 to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the playoffs.

During his second season in Sacramento, Miller played in just 56 games but was still scoring at 15.6 points per game. In a win over the Golden State Warriors on February 2, 2005, Miller scored a career-high 38 points to go along with 17 rebounds. With 35 against the New York Knicks, two days later, he played his first back-to-back 30 points game. Miller averaged 11.2 points in the playoffs, but the Kings lost 1–4 to the Seattle SuperSonics in the first round. He became the first center since Sam Lacey in 1981 to post back-to-back double-doubles in both directions and assists in both directions. The following 2006–07 season saw lower averages and totals than the previous five years, after a career high of 1,182 points scored during the season. Miller, 31, made his third triple-double appearance on April 10, 2007 with 17 points, ten rebounds, and a career-best 11 assist.

In a victory over the Golden State Warriors on January 14, 2009, Miller played his first 30/20 game with 30 points and a career-high 22 rebounds. He spent his five and a half seasons with the Kings, averaging just over 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists per game.

The Kings and John Salmons traded to the Chicago Bulls on February 18, 2009, with Drew Gooden, Andrés Nocioni, Michael Ruffin, (later traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for Ike Diozers) and Cedric Simmons. Miller, a veteran of a young team, brought depth to the bench with forward/center Joakim Noah to compete in the 2009 NBA Playoffs following a two-year absence from postseason action while with the Kings. Miller received a busted lip from Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo on April 28 and skipped game-decisive free-throws at the end of game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round. He had 23 points and ten rebounds during game six of the 7-overtime series, after being awarded 7 stitches for his lip, and then shot 8 for 9 from the floor. During the nine-game season in the 2009 Playoffs, Miller averaged 10.3 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 1.3 assists. He made 5 of the seven three point field goals (71.4 percent) and shot 79.2 percent from the free throw line.

Miller signed a three-year deal with the Houston Rockets worth $30 million on July 17, 2010. He was supposed to support Yao Ming and provide the Rockets with a valuable insurance policy. Miller's first game since being to the Rockets, on November 12, 2010, he scored 23 points, grabbed 8 rebounds, and gave out 5 assists. Miller tied for his season-high 23 points on December 3, 2010, going 7-7 from downtown, including 3-3 from downtown and 6-7 from the foul line.

Miller and his rights to Nikola Miroti were traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves as part of a deal that brought Donatas Motiejunas and Jonny Flynn's rights to Houston during the 2011 NBA Draft. While a member of the Rockets in May 2011, he was unsure to start playing for the Wolves in the 2011-12 season (which was postponed due to the owners' lockout) or even at all.

Miller stayed with the team for the first time on January 12, 2012, mainly in half-court situations to protect his knee. On January 29, 2012, he made his team debut.

In an interview with Yahoo!

He revealed that the 2011-2012 season would be his last season. Miller, however, was unconcerned about quitting after the season, according to Miller's rep, who was still undecided about retirement.

Miller was drafted to the New Orleans Hornets on July 13, 2012, and subsequently moved to the Phoenix Suns as part of a three-team team roster. When the team signed Jermaine O'Neal, he was waived by the Suns on August 15, 2012. Miller later announced his decision to resign.

International career

Brad joined the US national team in the 1998 FIBA World Championship just short of wrapping up his college career. There were no players from the league on the team at the time of the NBA lockout. Miller, a fellow Purdue standout, led the USA team to the bronze medal. He spent time under NBA coach Rudy Tomjanovich.

Miller was selected as a member of the United States squad that competed in the 2006 FIBA World Championship, where he performed alongside LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, and Dwight Howard. The tournament ended in disappointment with a loss to Greece in the semifinal game after much hype over the team's growth. By defeating Argentina, the team earned the bronze medal. Despite pre-tournament warnings that the US needed a big shooter like Miller, he played little in the tournament and did not log any playing time in the decisive semifinal loss. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke's head coach, led the team.

Career notes

Despite his height, Miller did not fit into the traditional center's mold. He only averaged double-digit rebounds once in his career, and he has never met more than 1.2 blocks per season.

Miller averaged 4.7 assists per game in 2005-2006, putting them 29th in the league but far above average (Ben Wallace was second in center with 1.9 APG). Miller was both expected and expected to be a good passer, and he was regularly regarded as one of the league's best-passing big boys. Miller also shot a three-point game to his game.

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